STANDISH, MAINE – The JWU (Providence) women's outdoor track & field team captured the 2025 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship in its inaugural season of competition.

The Wildcats finished with 177 points, which was ahead of second-place Emmanuel (MA) with 152 points, St. Joseph's (ME) (136), Colby-Sawyer (62), Regis (MA) (46), Lasell (25), and Simmons (17).

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Sophomore and GNAC Indoor Track & Rookie of the Year Lulani Haslinger placed first in the 1500m run (5:06.34), 5,000m run (18:52.25), and 3,000m steeplechase (12:20.70). The Groton, New York native also placed second in the 10,000m run (39:36.78) and third in the 800m run (2:32.17).

Freshman Ayevah Marinez took second in both the 100m (13.00) and 200m (26.59) dash. Sophomore Catherine Migre finished fourth in the 400m dash (1:03.06) and fifth in the 400m hurdles (1:15.24) while freshman Kyla Leahy captured eighth in the 100m hurdles (17.98).

The 4x400m relay team of Marinez, Migre, junior Katelyn O'Brien, and freshman Alexandra Szelag placed third (4:24.03), as did the 4x800m grouping of Haslinger, Migre, sophomore Piper Jean-Ferguson, and freshman Caroline Carter.

The Wildcats produced the top four finishers in the pole vault: freshman Melissa Charles (2.60m), sophomore Samantha Miller (2.45m), freshman Riley Veits (2.30m), and Migre (2.15m).

In the hammer throw, sophomore Lena Nicholson (37.89m), freshman Molly McCarthy (36.88m), and sophomore Erika Sanders (36.50m) finished 2-3-4. Sanders went on to win the shot put (10.87m) while Nicholson was sixth (9.69m) and O'Brien seventh (9.57m).

Nicholson won the discus (30.72m) while O'Brien took fourth (28.06m), Veits grabbed sixth (27.38), and freshman Jade Ettienne (26.92m) placed eighth. O'Brien finished second in the javelin (36.44m), ahead of sophomore Brynn Leahy (28.72m) in fourth and classmate Valenah Mahabal (27.07m) in sixth.

Sophomore Olivia Weldin finished second in the high jump (1.46m) and seventh in the long jump (4.58m).

The top three finishers in all events garnered all-conference honors; all members of the third-place relay teams also received all-conference nods.